not less than; as if
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
not less than; no less than; as much as
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts to emphasize that something reaches or exceeds a certain amount or degree.
Gōng工
chéng程
suǒ所
xū需
，
bù不
chì啻
wàn万
jīn金
。
What the project requires is no less than ten thousand gold pieces.
Tā他
duì对
gōng公
sī司
de的
gòng贡
xiàn献
bù不
chì啻
zài再
zào造
zhī之
ēn恩
。
His contribution to the company is nothing less than the grace of rebirth.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
zāi灾
nàn难
dài带
lái来
de的
sǔn损
shī失
，
bù不
chì啻
yī一
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
。
The losses brought by this disaster are no less than those of a war.
verb
as if; like; no different from
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts for comparison, often highlighting an extreme similarity or equivalency.
Xiāng相
qù去
bù不
chì啻
tiān天
yuān渊
。
The difference is as vast as that between heaven and the abyss.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
bù不
chì啻
wǔ五
léi雷
hōng轰
dǐng顶
。
Hearing this news, it was as if he had been struck by lightning.
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Jiù旧
dì地
chóng重
yóu游
，
xīn心
qíng情
bù不
chì啻
huí回
dào到
shào少
nián年
shí时
。
Revisiting the old place, my feelings were no different from returning to my youth.